Everyday Harm Experienced by People With Disability From Culturally Diverse Backgrounds Using Community Services in High‐Income Countries
A Scoping Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21451508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Su Su Tun (0009-0000-8405-4943, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia, corresponding author), Qian Fang (0000-0001-6139-5104, School of Social Work and Social Care College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences, Adelaide University Adelaide South Australia Australia), Sally Robinson (0000-0002-5768-0065, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia), Karen R Fisher (0000-0002-0828-6395, Social Policy Research Centre University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.70067 |
| OpenAlex | W7152456668 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
People with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds face challenges accessing community services. These negative experiences contribute to everyday harm, a common but less noticeable form of harm that negatively impacts a person's wellbeing and social connections. Despite its impact, the concept of everyday harm is underexplored for this community in service settings. A scoping review was conducted through a systematic search across four databases of Eric/ProQuest, CINAHL, Scopus and Taylor & Francis. Eighteen articles were identified and thematically analysed. Findings revealed that everyday harm is often experienced by people from culturally diverse communities and overlooked by service providers. Three major themes were identified: (1) experiences of everyday harm, (2) responses to it and (3) practices of services to prevent or address everyday harm. Everyday harm experiences are shaped by historic systemic inequality, neglect of cultural responsiveness in services and capacity and awareness of service providers. People experience everyday harm to the combination of the intersecting parts of their identities. The findings imply the need for culturally responsive policy change, rights‐based service reform and inclusive empirical research to better understand the steps to prevent or address everyday harm in service settings
Cultural diversity · Empirical research · Everyday life · Harm · Neglect · Service (business) · Service provider · Welfare · Disability Rights and Representation · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |